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Putting people to work at height on a roof top can be a business minefield, because the dangers can result in really serious consequences if not managed adequately. In cases where seen to be culpable in the operation, management and appropriate training and equipment, you will be looking at criminal charges and court fines and where negligence or placing profit before safety is proven those fines could be punitive.
As a result of attending a rooftop course you and your workers should have acquired the skills and the necessary understanding, combined with the proper specific skills to work on roofs. For that reason you won't just have a very much safer environment but likewise be able show the way you have properly discharged your legal accountabilities by means of using best practice, effective methods, resulting in more happy, safer workforce.
Rooftop Working at Height courses should provide a detailed look into the relevant issues surrounding the roof top access as a whole. Focusing on the level of access required the safety precautions specific to the access available. Anchorage considerations and appropriate equipment selection with regard to suitability for job and work to be carried out on roofs.
The course needs to cover methodology for safe access: during roof construction, general access on existing roofs, covering a variety of roofs with different approaches for the following styles:
Flat roofs, slab roofs, suspended roofs, tin roofs, pitch roofs, vaulted roofs, and domed roofs
Consideration should then also be given to the specific safe access and anchorage arrangements, and equipment suitability for the following working areas: Hips, Eaves, Valleys, Ridges, Parapets, and Trusses etc.
The rooftop safety course programme should include:
General roof height safety considerations
Working at height suitability - fall arrest / work positioning / restraint on roofs
Basic elements of safe working procedures / equipment principles / operator - Considerations when working on roofs including:
Harnesses
Lanyards
Inertia reels
Restraint systems
Connectors
Fall arrest systems
Fixed and temporary systems
Equipment requirements and limitations for roof work: specific requirements / suitability
Anchorage - propriety devices in consideration with access and applications found on roofs
Rescue considerations specific to scope of work on roofs
Learning Outcomes
A good rooftop safety course should provide candidates with the knowledge and confidence to be competent and certified to work on roofs, dealing with access safety related issues that occur within their working environment on roof-tops.
Having passed this course candidate will be able to:
Have a good theoretical understanding of roof top height safety.
Be confident practically when working, accessing rooftops at height.
Competently make equipment selection, anchorage consideration for specific tasks on new or existing roof surfaces.
Demonstrate competency in height safety equipment usage specific to roofs.
Achieve better practical standards of health and safety in the work place.
After the course delegates should be able to work safely at height, have a very sound theory of the dangers and risks regarding working on a roof at height, and possess the practical expertise in using the right height safety equipment correctly and safely.
Delegates should have a thorough and complete knowledge of precisely what is needed to work safely at height and also attain greater practical standards of health and safety in the work place.
